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1. University strengthens ties to China in education and research

   LJMU has further strengthened its international collaborative ties with China through a third partnership signing with an institution from the country within the past month.

2. Study reveals new insights into the origins of Scotland's mysterious Picts

   A newly published study in PLOS genetics led by School of Biology and Environmental Sciences experts Dr Adeline Morez, Prof Joel D. Irish and Dr Linus Girdland Flink is helping to shed new light on the origins of Scotland’s Picts.

3. Project Harpocrates scholarship for police staff seeking a career in covert investigations and intelligence

   The police staff, drawn from Nottinghamshire Police, West Midlands Police and British Transport Police, secured the scholarship opportunity under an initiative known as Project Harpocrates. The project seeks to support law enforcement efforts to recruit and retain staff in the highly specialist area of covert operations and specialist intelligence.  Whilst the project was open to all officers one of the specific aims of the project is to increase the representation of  Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff (BAME)  in this challenging and exciting area of investigation and intelligence management.

4. 'Modern slavery is a global issue'

   The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is marked on 2 December. Dr Scott Foster, Reader in Post Graduate Research Culture, spoke to our Diversity and Inclusion team.

5. Liverpool Centre for Cultural, Social and Political Research

   The new Liverpool Centre for Cultural, Social and Political Research (CSPR) is looking to recruit four working group leads.

6. School of Nursing and Allied Health receives £250,000 from ESRC

   The School of Nursing and Allied Health has been awarded £250,000 from the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for a project which will examine the rights of healthcare practitioners in relation to abortion.

7. Scientists from the Astrophysics Research Institute showcase their latest simulations of the universe at event

   Astrophysicists from LJMU showcased their latest simulations at Daresbury Laboratory Open Week.

8. Mentoring at LJMU

   We're looking to have a better understanding of mentoring at LJMU via a short survey

9. Support this winter break and building opening times

   As semester one ends and we get ready for the winter break, please see LJMU’s opening times for buildings and support available over the coming weeks.

10. Generation X hardest hit as drug deaths rise yet again in England and Wales

    Record deaths but many drugs not even included in figures.